While it’s up in the air if some of Marvel’s actors will be returning for future films, there’s no denying Benedict Cumberbatch is still going strong with his Doctor Strange character. Not only is he probably going to show up in the upcoming ‘Avengers’ films, but there is talk of a third film in his solo franchise. And that’s exactly what he’s teasing now.
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While at the Red Sea Film Festival (via Variety), Benedict Cumberbatch talked quite a bit about his Marvel Studios career. Considering his first appearance as the character of Doctor Strange came in the self-titled film back in 2016, Cumberbatch is fast approaching a full decade in the cape. And according to the actor, there’s plenty more where that came from.
While at a Red Sea Film Festival event, Cumberbatch called the superhero a “complex man motivated by a need to control everything at any cost.” “I am interested in seeing where these costs take him,” he said. “There is a lot more to play and it’s very exciting.”
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He also spoke about his joy in working with Marvel Studios, and how the studio is able to be in the cultural zeitgeist with its films.
“When they are really good, they capture the zeitgeist, speak to us and our culture,” he said. “They are so much fun to do.”
Cumberbatch talked about why he believes the first “Doctor Strange” film was a hit back in 2016. And according to the actor, it had to do with showing a new side of the MCU—a spiritual side.
“It was something we hadn’t seen in the MCU, a whole new ground,” Cumberbatch said. “Also just what he brings in terms of harnessing power through sheer will. That is a superpower and, as an origin story, it is pretty rich.”
The actor most recently appeared as Doctor Strange in the sequel film, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” which earned nearly a billion dollars at the box office. So, it makes sense that he has plenty more ahead of him as the character. He’s one of the elder statesmen of the MCU.